725 outbreaks confirmed in 10 counties

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 24 AGO - The number of confirmed
outbreaks of the African swine fever in Romania has reached 725,
with 10 countries and 156 localities affected, according to data
from the Romanian national veterinary authority (ANSVSA), quoted
by the portal Romania Insider.

The number of animals culled has reached 117,700, with the
federation of food industries companies asking the authorities
to discuss new measures to fight the disease "as the outbreak
could destroy the pig farming sector in Romania," Romania
Insider wrote. (ANSA).